PHOENIX — One person is dead after a crash involving a motorcycle Sunday morning on Interstate 10 in west Phoenix.
Arizona Department of Public Safety officials say the crash happened near the 39th Avenue overpass.
Troopers observed a car traveling at about 140 miles per hour before it hit a motorcycle.
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The motorcycle rider was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The victim has not yet been identified.
After striking the motorcycle, the car traveled another mile before it came to a stop and caught fire.
The driver of the car was taken into custody for suspected impairment.
I-10 eastbound is shut down from Loop 202 to 35th Avenue as the crash is investigated.
